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Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2025 #3

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French Bank Launches USD Stablecoin, US Fintech Expands Stablecoin Reach - The crypto assets division of a major French multinational bank and financial services company (Bank) recently announced the launch of its U.S....more

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DOJ Issues FCPA Investigations and Enforcement Guidelines

On February 10, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14209, titled “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.” That order marked a major shift in...more

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Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: Fiduciary Responsibility in the Spotlight

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Wealth and celebrity provide no immunity from the burdens of fiduciary responsibility. The more complex an estate or financial portfolio, the greater the opportunity for fiduciary breaches—whether through elder exploitation,...more

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UK SFO: the ingredients of cooperation

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The UK SFO’s new guidance on corporate cooperation makes clear that a company must show cooperation if it is to be invited to enter into a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA). No change there. So what’s different in the new...more

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DOJ releases new FCPA enforcement guidelines

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On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released new guidelines for investigating and enforcing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), in response to President Trump's February 10, 2025 Executive Order 14209...more

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Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of June 9 - 13, 2025

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U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Scott v. Miami - probable cause - USA v. Ferretiz-Hernandez - immigration, reentry prohibition, constitutionality - Jekyll Island v. Polygroup Macau - personal jurisdiction,...more

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DOJ Policy Changes Have Made Internal Investigations More Important Than Ever

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Internal investigations have long been a valuable tool for companies and their executives to manage civil, regulatory, and criminal liability. By investigating potential corporate misconduct with the help of counsel, a...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Sentence Handed Down in Minnesota’s First Felony Conviction for Criminal Wage Theft

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Last week, a Hennepin County judge sentenced an employer following a first-of-its-kind criminal conviction for wage theft in Minnesota. Since its enactment in 2019, Minnesota’s Wage Theft Prevention Act has imposed stringent...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 06.12.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Connecticut Law Aims to Weed Out Illegal Sales of...more

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Criminal Convictions After OSHA Inspection: What Employers Must Know to Avoid Jail Time

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A federal court of appeals just upheld the convictions of two workplace managers after an OSHA inspection quickly evolved into a criminal prosecution. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit offered a stark warning to...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Crypto Brief - Lowenstein Crypto Newsletter - June 12, 2025

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On June 10, the House Agriculture and Financial Services Committees advanced portions of the CLARITY Act, an Act that would create a unified federal framework for digital asset regulation. The Agriculture Committee approved...more

Hogan Lovells

Robbinhood ransomware hacker pleads guilty to charges stemming from 2019 attack on Baltimore

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Sina Gholinejad, an Iranian hacker involved in the 2019 international extortion scheme against the City of Baltimore using the Robbinhood ransomware, pleaded guilty to computer fraud and wire fraud charges on Tuesday, May 27,...more

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DOJ Issues New FCPA Enforcement Guidelines

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On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memorandum establishing long-awaited guidance for the investigation and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The guidance was a direct...more

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DOJ Resumes Foreign Bribery Investigations, Focusing on ‘Vindication of US Interests’

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On June 9, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued new guidelines for investigations and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), following a four-month pause of new FCPA investigations per President...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Updated FCPA Guidance

Shortly after taking office President Trump signed an executive order titled, “Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security.” Among other things, President Trump...more

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Investigations Newsletter: DOJ Criminal Division Head Details White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Related Policy Revisions

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DOJ Criminal Division Head Details White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Related Policy Revisions - On June 10, the head of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew R. Galeotti, gave a speech...more

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The FCPA is Back—What Companies Need to Know About DOJ's New America-First Enforcement Priorities

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On 9 June 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche released a memo (the Blanche Memo) detailing the long-awaited enforcement guidelines on how the Department of Justice (DOJ) under Attorney General Pam Bondi will enforce...more

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FCPA Pause, We Hardly Knew Ye: The DOJ Issues New FCPA Enforcement Guidance

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Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team analyzes new guidance from the Department of Justice that signals continued—and potentially heightened—enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

DOJ’s New FCPA Guidelines Shifts Enforcement Priorities to Focus on National Security and Economic Competitiveness

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice released a memorandum titled “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),” formalizing an anticipated realignment of federal...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 373 -- Christian Focacci on Current Developments in AI and Risk Management

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Is AI a magic bullet - or just another tool in the compliance toolkit? What really happens when you let algorithms near your risk decisions? In this episode of Corruption, Crime and Compliance, Christian Focacci, founder...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

The Pause is Over—the FCPA Lives On

On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resumption of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement, ending the enforcement pause initiated by Executive Order 14209. In doing so, Deputy Attorney...more

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Supreme Court’s Wire Fraud Decision Raises Risks for Government Contractors

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In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Kousisis v. United States affirmed a lower court’s decision upholding a conviction of federal wire fraud for inducing a victim to enter into a transaction under materially...more

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FCPA Un-Paused: DOJ Announces New Guidelines for FCPA Enforcement

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On June 9, 2025, in a memorandum entitled Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the FCPA(the “Guidelines”), the Department of Justice (DOJ) signaled that Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations and...more

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FCPA Enforcement Resumes with New Guidelines Focused on Strategic U.S. Interests

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The pause on enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is over. On June 9, the Deputy Attorney General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memorandum (the June 9 Memorandum) establishing new enforcement...more

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